Travel information

To reach Montepulciano from Rome or Florence you have to take a train to Chiusi-Chianciano Terme (ATTENTION: Please do avoid Montepulciano Stazione. This station is about 12 km away from the historical centre and not connected by public transport to Montepulciano centre!). Please mind, that not all Intercity or Eurostar trains will stop at Chiusi. From Chiusi-Chianciano you will have to take a LFI bus to Montepulciano: http://www.lfi.it/ Since the bus tickets are not available on the bus, please buy your ticket (about 3,40 Euro) before starting the trip at the Newspaper shop which is situated in the entrance hall of the station; if this is closed, you can use the Bar Tabacchi Italia on the opposite road in front of the station. The journey to Montepulciano takes about 50 minutes. Let the bus driver know that you want to get off at the bus stop Porta Farina. Follow the indication Piazza Grande and please bear in mind it is a short but quite steep ascent (about 250 m). Therefore, you can also get off at the last stop called Capolinea.

From here you can catch the local bus shuttle to the historical centre. Again, please buy your ticket before starting the journey. Finally reaching Piazza Grande, turn into Via Ricci, where you will immediately find on your left hand side the European Academy for Music and Performing Arts.

Travel by car:

Leave the highway/motorway A1 Florence-Rome approximately 100 km past Florence at the exit Valdichiana. After the toll station, turn left while following the signs to Montepulciano. About 2 km past Torrita di Siena, turn right and follow the indication to Montepulciano (do not follow the indication to Montepulciano Stazione!). The historical centre of Montepulciano is closed for the traffic. Please park your car outside the centre in one of the public parking sites near to Fortezza or Duomo. To reach the Academy please walk the rest of the way (about 250 m). Follow the indication Piazza Grande. Finally reaching Piazza Grande, turn into Via Ricci, where you will immediately find us on your left hand side.

Travel in plane:

Please take your flight to Florence, Rome or Pisa or Bologna airport (see low cost companies Germanwings, Ryanair, TUI, LTU, Easy Jet, Air Berlin, DBA, Lufthansa Summer specials etc.). Before booking your flight, please take into account the time (about 3 hours) it takes to arrive in Montepulciano from all these airports, since we expect your arrival between 3 pm - 7 pm at the Academy. From Florence airport Peretola-Amerigo Vespucci take the shuttle bus or a taxi to the central station Santa Maria Novella. From there take the train to Chiusi/Chianciano Terme (direction Rome/Naples). From Pisa airport Galielo Galilei: Take the shuttle bus or train to the central station of Florence and go on to Chiusi/Chianciano Terme (Richtung Neapel/Rom). From the Roman airports Fiumicino or Ciampino take the shuttle train or shuttle bus to the central station Roma Termini or via Roma Tiburtina. From there take a train to Chiusi/Chianciano Terme (direction Florence/Milan).

From the Bologna airport Guglielmo Marconi take the shuttle bus to the central station. From there take the train to Chiusi/Chianciano Terme (direction Florence/Rome/Naples). Then follow the indications mentioned under Travel by train/bus.

NOTA BENE: Since Italian travel agencies often do not give travel information without you buying a ticket, please ensure that you know your travel route and public transport connections before starting your journey. Train schedules are also available atwww.trenitalia.it

Arrival and departure

During your arrival you can reach us simply via SMS using the Academy mobile phone with the number +49 175 2433 585. Please, let switched on your mobile phone for possible communications.

We will expect your arrival on Sunday between 3pm – 7pm at the European Academy for Music and Arts Palazzo Ricci, Via Ricci 9-11, 53045 Montepulciano, Italy. We will then escort you to your accommodation, give you the room keys and a city map for your orientation.